Typically as we navigate our method by means of the each day doom scroll that’s our present information cycle, it’s good to return and keep in mind how issues was. These instances sucked too however a distraction continues to be a distraction. One in all my favourite methods to take a look at the previous was by going by means of outdated clips of The Every day Present with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report on Comedy Central’s web site.
Paramount went on a content material teardown this week and pulled outdated clips and episodes of its signature satire exhibits from the Comedy Central web site, in addition to content material from cable channels like TV Land, CMT and the Paramount Community, in keeping with the Hollywood Reporter. These websites now include a discover that tells views the clips are unavailable there, however that they’ll “join Paramount+ to look at many seasons of Comedy Central exhibits.”
It’s a weird transfer as a result of most of these outdated episodes aren’t obtainable on its Paramount+ streaming service. Primarily, there is no longer a free, authorized means to devour the archive of those exhibits. It wouldn’t be so insulting in the event you additionally couldn’t watch all of Carlos Mencia’s comedy specials on the platform.
Should you’re itching to look at a few of Comedy Central’s older exhibits, some can be found on the streaming service and you’ll nonetheless buy some episodes of The Colbert Report on AppleTV or the iTunes retailer. Should you’re additionally like me and you continue to use DVDs, you should buy used copies of The Better of the Colbert Report and The Every day Present’s Indecision 2004 protection of the presidential election from on-line retailers. Paramount can’t take away bodily media… but. However it appears doubtless some portion of those exhibits — in addition to the whole MTVNews archive — are actually successfully misplaced to time for no good cause.
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